Kaaba n. (Written also caaba, kaabeh and kaabah) The small and nearly cubical stone building, in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca, toward which all Muslims must pray. It contains a sacred black stone, believed by Muslims to be one of the precious stones of paradise, and to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the Kaaba, by the Angel Gabriel. The Kaaba itself predates Mohammed, having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols, which were destroyed by Mohammed.
... true houses of prayer; 'Tis prayer that church bells waft upon the air; Kaaba and temple, rosary and cross, All are but divers tongues ... — Book of Wise Sayings - Selected Largely from Eastern Sources • W. A. Clouston Read full book for free!
... "Now, by the Kaaba!" said Muza, and his brow became dark, "another such word and the hoofs of my steed shall trample the breath of blasphemy from ... — Leila or, The Siege of Granada, Book V. • Edward Bulwer Lytton Read full book for free!
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